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EU regions (NUTS 2) by population density

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest had the highest population density of 234 regions in 2020, at 7,526.7 inhabitants per km². Övre Norrland had the lowest, at 3.4 inhabitants per km². The median was 119.3 inhabitants per km² and the figure for the European Union (27) was 108.9 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest7,526.7Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Lowest3.4Övre Norrland
Median119.3234 regions
European Union (27)108.9History

Top 40 regions, 2020

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Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 7,526.7 inhabitants per km²7,526.7MelillaMelilla: 6,041.5 inhabitants per km²6,041.5WienWien: 4,808.9 inhabitants per km²4,808.9BerlinBerlin: 4,322.9 inhabitants per km²4,322.9CeutaCeuta: 4,222.9 inhabitants per km²4,222.9BudapestBudapest: 3,433.8 inhabitants per km²3,433.8PrahaPraha: 2,714.3 inhabitants per km²2,714.3HamburgHamburg: 2,597.5 inhabitants per km²2,597.5BremenBremen: 1,744.5 inhabitants per km²1,744.5MaltaMalta: 1,610.4 inhabitants per km²1,610.4Bucureşti-IlfovBucureşti-Ilfov: 1,321.9 inhabitants per km²1,321.9Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 1,041.2 inhabitants per km²1,041.2Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 1,027.9 inhabitants per km²1,027.9DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 1,006.7 inhabitants per km²1,006.7AttikiAttiki: 987.5 inhabitants per km²987.5Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 839.7 inhabitants per km²839.7HovedstadenHovedstaden: 756 inhabitants per km²756MayotteMayotte: 751.9 inhabitants per km²751.9Prov. AntwerpenProv. Antwerpen: 665.8 inhabitants per km²665.8KölnKöln: 613.4 inhabitants per km²613.4Prov. Vlaams-BrabantProv. Vlaams-Brabant: 544.7 inhabitants per km²544.7DarmstadtDarmstadt: 542.2 inhabitants per km²542.2Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 517.7 inhabitants per km²517.7Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 514.8 inhabitants per km²514.8Prov. Oost-VlaanderenProv. Oost-Vlaanderen: 512.3 inhabitants per km²512.3Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 510.2 inhabitants per km²510.2ArnsbergArnsberg: 449.1 inhabitants per km²449.1LombardiaLombardia: 434.7 inhabitants per km²434.7CampaniaCampania: 420 inhabitants per km²420GelderlandGelderland: 415.8 inhabitants per km²415.8KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 409.3 inhabitants per km²409.3StuttgartStuttgart: 393.3 inhabitants per km²393.3SaarlandSaarland: 385.5 inhabitants per km²385.5Prov. West-VlaanderenProv. West-Vlaanderen: 380.8 inhabitants per km²380.8MünsterMünster: 380.1 inhabitants per km²380.1Prov. Brabant wallonProv. Brabant wallon: 369.7 inhabitants per km²369.7ŚląskieŚląskie: 368.8 inhabitants per km²368.8Prov. Limburg (BE)Prov. Limburg (BE): 367.5 inhabitants per km²367.5StockholmStockholm: 361.8 inhabitants per km²361.8Prov. HainautProv. Hainaut: 354.8 inhabitants per km²354.8
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2019
1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest7,526.70%
2Melilla6,041.50%
3Wien4,808.90%
4Berlin4,322.90%
5Ceuta4,222.90%
6Budapest3,433.80%
7Praha2,714.30%
8Hamburg2,597.50%
9Bremen1,744.50%
10Malta1,610.4+1%
11Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated1,321.90%
12Noord-Holland1,041.20%
13Ile-de-France1,027.9+0.1%
14Düsseldorf1,006.70%
15Attiki987.50%
16Community of Madrid839.70%
17Hovedstaden7560%
18Mayotte751.9+0.1%
19Prov. Antwerpen665.80%
20Köln613.40%
21Prov. Vlaams-Brabant544.70%
22Darmstadt542.20%
23Limburg (NL)517.70%
24Noord-Brabant514.80%
25Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen512.30%
26Warszawski stołeczny510.20%
27Arnsberg449.10%
28Lombardia Series break434.7-0.3%
29Campania Series break420-0.5%
30Gelderland415.80%
31Karlsruhe409.30%
32Stuttgart393.30%
33Saarland385.50%
34Prov. West-Vlaanderen380.80%
35Münster380.10%
36Prov. Brabant wallon369.70%
37Śląskie368.80%
38Prov. Limburg (BE)367.50%
39Stockholm361.80%
40Prov. Hainaut354.80%
41La Réunion347.9+0.6%
42Overijssel344.90%
43Lazio Series break339.9-0.9%
44Martinique328.9+0.1%
45Bratislavský kraj328.80%
46Nord-Pas de Calais328.1+0.2%
47Região Autónoma da Madeira3180%
48Detmold316.30%
49Basque Country303.70%
50Rheinhessen-Pfalz303.20%
51Canary Islands299.40%
52Flevoland292.50%
53Prov. Liège289.70%
54Liguria Series break282.7-0.6%
55Veneto Series break281.4-0.2%
56Oberbayern273.40%
57Leipzig268.40%
58Groningen247.90%
59Guadeloupe246.7-0.1%
60Mittelfranken245.70%
61Freiburg244.90%
62Balearic Islands241.20%
63Luxembourg239.80%
64Hannover2390%
65Catalonia238.10%
66Alsace231.2+0.3%
67Moravskoslezsko226.20%
68Małopolskie2240%
69Chemnitz219.90%
70Valencian Community216.20%
71Tübingen214.20%
72Zeeland212.60%
73Dresden205.60%
74Puglia Series break205.4-0.7%
75Pest205.10%
76Emilia-Romagna Series break201.90%
77Braunschweig197.30%
78Gießen194.90%
79Schwaben191.50%
80Friesland (NL)1910%
81Sicilia Series break190.3-0.9%
82Schleswig-Holstein188.20%
83Koblenz186.70%
84Helsinki-Uusimaa184.70%
85Drenthe184.50%
86Piemonte Series break171.8-0.3%
87Eastern and Midland Estimated169.80%
87Weser-Ems169.80%
89Norte169.30%
90Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur163+0.4%
91Toscana Series break162.1-0.4%
92Marche Series break161.6-0.2%
93Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break159.6-0.2%
94Vorarlberg156.30%
95Unterfranken155.10%
96Haute-Normandie151.4+0.1%
97Rhône-Alpes151.2+0.2%
98Oberfranken147.80%
99Kassel147.50%
100Dolnośląskie144.90%
101Prov. Namur135.90%
102Łódzkie135.20%
103Střední Morava133.20%
104Region of Murcia132.40%
104Thüringen132.40%
106Severozápad131.70%
107Pomorskie130.60%
108Střední Čechy128.50%
109Zahodna Slovenija126.90%
110Oberösterreich126.80%
111Calabria Series break125.4-0.9%
112Jihovýchod1240%
113Severovýchod123.70%
114Západné Slovensko1230%
115Bretagne122.8+0.3%
116Niederbayern1210%
117Abruzzo Series break120-0.4%
118Pays de la Loire118.6+0.3%
119Sjælland118.30%
120Wielkopolskie117.90%
121Podkarpackie117.80%
122Kujawsko-pomorskie116.80%
123Oberpfalz115.20%
124Lüneburg111.40%
125Cantabria110.50%
126Sydsverige110.10%
127Sachsen-Anhalt108.70%
128Trier108.50%
129Região Autónoma dos Açores105.30%
130Świętokrzyskie105.10%
131Umbria Series break105-0.5%
132Languedoc-Roussillon104.7+0.3%
133Východné Slovensko103.90%
134Midtjylland103.70%
134Yugozapaden103.70%
136Syddanmark1020%
137Opolskie101.40%
138Kentriki Makedonia101.20%
139Picardie99.6+0.2%
140Közép-Dunántúl99.10%
141Lorraine98.9+0.3%
142Andalusia97.40%
143Asturias96.60%
144Kýpros95.70%
145Galicia920%
146Ionia Nisia89.40%
147Vzhodna Slovenija890%
148Algarve88.90%
148Niederösterreich88.90%
150Nyugat-Dunántúl88.60%
151Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break88.5+0.3%
152Nord-Est Estimated87.50%
153Brandenburg86.70%
154Sostinės regionas86.60%
155Sud-Muntenia Estimated86.10%
156Észak-Magyarország84.40%
157Aquitaine84.1+0.2%
158Lubelskie840%
159Észak-Alföld83.10%
160Basse-Normandie82.8+0.2%
161Stredné Slovensko82.70%
162Mazowiecki regionalny79.50%
163Salzburg78.90%
164Burgenland77.80%
165Steiermark76.60%
165Zachodniopomorskie76.60%
167Kriti76.50%
168Nordjylland76.40%
169Nord-Vest Estimated750%
170Franche-Comté72.8+0.3%
171Lubuskie72.60%
172Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break72.1-0.1%
173Jihozápad71.80%
174Mecklenburg-Vorpommern71.30%
175Sud-Est Estimated70.90%
176Poitou-Charentes70.2+0.3%
177Västsverige70.10%
178Centru Estimated68.20%
179Dél-Alföld68.10%
180Midi-Pyrénées68+0.3%
180Molise Series break68-0.3%
182Sardegna Series break67.9-0.6%
183Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated66.90%
184Notio Aigaio66.10%
185Centre - Val de Loire65.6+0.3%
186Prov. Luxembourg (BE)64.60%
187Dél-Dunántúl63.70%
187Severoiztochen63.70%
187Yuzhen tsentralen63.70%
190Navarre63.10%
191La Rioja62.60%
192Warmińsko-mazurskie61.10%
193Tirol60.40%
194Kärnten59.90%
195Voreio Aigaio59.30%
196Dytiki Elláda59.20%
197Podlaskie57.50%
198Jadranska Hrvatska560%
199Vest Estimated55.70%
200Southern Estimated55.60%
201Basilicata Series break55.5-0.4%
202Severen tsentralen53.10%
203Auvergne52.60%
204Yugoiztochen52.50%
205Champagne-Ardenne51.6+0.2%
206Bourgogne51.4+0.2%
206Thessalia51.40%
208Östra Mellansverige44.70%
209Limousin42.90%
210Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki42.80%
211Corse39.4-0.5%
212Severozapaden390%
213Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break38.60%
214Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas37.20%
215Peloponnisos37.10%
216Ipeiros36.80%
217Etelä-Suomi36.60%
218Sterea Elláda36.10%
219Northern and Western Estimated350%
220Eesti30.50%
221Latvija30.20%
222Dytiki Makedonia28.80%
223Aragon27.90%
224Småland med öarna26.20%
225Extremadura260%
226Castilla-La Mancha25.80%
227Castile and León25.60%
228Länsi-Suomi23.70%
229Åland19.20%
230Norra Mellansverige13.50%
231Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi6.30%
232Mellersta Norrland5.30%
233Guyane3.40%
233Övre Norrland3.40%

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About this ranking

Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 8 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest population density?

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, with 7,526.7 inhabitants per km² in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population density?

Övre Norrland, with 3.4 inhabitants per km² in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 8 regions have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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